from sapere ("to taste, to discern"), emphasizing wisdom as discerning between right and wrong.

In Sanskrit jñana (?????) and viveka (?????) refer to knowledge and insight, and discernment or discrimination.

Similar concepts exist in non-Indo-European languages:
* Hebrew: Chokhmah (????) in the Hebrew Bible is linked to divine and moral wisdom.
* Chinese: Zhì (?) represents

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